KI expansion, housing get boost

8:31 PM,
Oct. 18, 2013

Work on the KI Convention Center expansion in Green Bay could begin within weeks. The $23.9 million addition to the convention center will be above Adams Street and above the Clarion Hotel parking lot.

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Work on the KI Convention Center expansion could begin within weeks, and construction of at least one new downtown apartment building in Green Bay could be close behind.

The Redevelopment Authority approved the sale of bonds for convention center expansion and signed off on financial support for two apartment buildings on the Fox River.

The cost of the KI project will be $23.9 million, said Rob Strong, city community development director. RDA members recently approved issuing bonds to pay for the work. Robert W. Baird and Associates is handling the bonding process. ...